EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 00:13
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 952 94% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,607 99% 1,607 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 207 Parallax 215 167% 209 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 207 Splatting 134 153% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 453 Mixed 376 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 53.7 179% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 80GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 43GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 242 Write 91 Mixed 114 32% 149 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 15.3 53% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 58.3 DQ Mixed 52.9 49% 78 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 38%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 375GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 156 162 161 161 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 132 Write 93.5 Mixed 74 SusWrite 160 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 394GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 101 101 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 77.5 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 102 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 113%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 750GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 59GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 44.8 Write 21.5 Mixed 17.8 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 186 197 196 195 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 152 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 194 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 167 168 167 159 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 140 Mixed 82 SusWrite 162 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 33GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 114 Write 121 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 88.9 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 148%

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Gaming 153%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 152%

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Motherboard: EVGA Z390 DARK

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	109x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	19x
Core i9-9900KSIntelBench 99%, 12,840 samples	12x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	70x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	19x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	11x
Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCorsair $164Bench 314%, 35,257 samples	10x

RAM
F4 DDR4 4600 C18 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 108 samples	13x
CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 17,500 samples	8x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 103%, 5,453 samples	6x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16